Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 6 apiece, Mendrisio 12th and Freienbach 13th. The last five rounds placed Mendrisio no better than 33rd for form, against 12th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Mendrisio 1.29 scored and 1.57 conceded per game, Freienbach 1.43 and 2, with the league averaging 1.61.
Mendrisio had gone 5 games without a win. Freienbach had gone 5 games without a win.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Mendrisio wins, 2 for Freienbach, 2 draws, at 2.17 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
Campo comunale Mendrisio staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Mendrisio led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Mendrisio: Stefano Gibellini (61'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Mendrisio 45% · Freienbach 55% · Total shots: 6-12 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 3-5